Roadmap (Middle East conflict)

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The term roadmap (English road map for " road map ", "route plan " , " timetable ") is used figuratively to denote a political action plan .

The peace plan drawn up by the so-called Middle East Quartet ( UN , USA , EU and Russia ) with the aim of resolving the conflict over the territories occupied by Israel was called the roadmap. The principles of the peace plan were presented by then US President George W. Bush in a speech on June 24, 2002, in which he called for Israel to coexist peacefully with an independent Palestinian state. Your schedule was not kept. The roadmap itself was drawn up on the sidelines of an international conference and presented in September 2002. The former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has offered the Palestinians through his so-called convergence plan to accept a Palestinian state in exchange for the course of the border fence currently being built across the Green Line in Palestinian territory . The Palestinians did not agree to this solution.

concept

The Palestinians are granted an independent state. In return, however, a “ democratic ” reform of the Palestinian authorities and a move away from terrorism are called for. Israel should recognize and support the establishment of a state and withdraw from the Gaza Strip and the West Bank as soon as the "terrorist threat" has ended. The exact demarcation is to be reached in negotiations.

process

As a prerequisite for the formal handover of the roadmap, a first step towards the “ democratization ” of the Palestinian autonomous authorities should be taken on the Palestinian side with the establishment of the office of prime minister . After the appointment of Mahmoud Abbas , the plan was finally handed over to the conflicting parties on April 30, 2003. It is endorsed by UN Security Council Resolution 1515 .

There are three stages in the roadmap, the original schedule of which was not adhered to:

step 1

(from the handover of the roadmap to May 2003)

  • The Palestinian leadership
    • recognizes Israel's right to exist
    • reforms the institutions of the autonomous authorities democratically, in particular a constitution is to be drawn up
    • unconditionally rejects all forms of violence and takes active action against terrorism
  • Israel
    • is committed to the two-state solution
    • is withdrawing from Palestinian territory and dismantling the illegal settlements there that were established after March 2001 (in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank ) and foregoing further settlement construction
    • eases the coercive measures imposed on the Palestinian population in the area occupied since 1967 , e.g. B. the curfews

Level 2

(June to December 2003)

  • International conference to monitor the goals of the roadmap and prepare for the establishment of a Palestinian state
  • Establishment of the autonomous state of Palestine within provisional borders

level 3

(until the end of 2005)

  • Peace negotiations between Israel and the surrounding states
  • Second international conference that initiates final status negotiations, at which the following topics in particular are to be dealt with:
    • Agreement on definitive borders, especially the affiliation of Jerusalem and the whereabouts of the Israeli settlements on Palestinian territory
    • Dealing with the Palestinian refugees who a. are housed in refugee camps in neighboring countries

implementation

In a cabinet meeting on May 25, 2003, the Israeli government approved the roadmap. On June 6, 2003, Hamas broke off talks with the Palestinian Authority about renouncing violence. On June 9, 2003, Newe Erez, the first outpost, was evacuated, followed by nine more over the next few weeks.

In August 2003, Israel prematurely released more than 400 Palestinian prisoners from its prisons.

Further development

On January 4, 2008, Ehud Olmert announced that Israel's current settlement construction was contrary to Israel's promises. At the same time, Israeli politicians pointed out on various occasions that elementary cornerstones of the roadmap were not being adhered to by the Palestinian side either. This includes recognizing Israel's right to exist and turning away from terrorism. Neither of these would be implemented, especially by the radical Islamic Hamas , as they continue to reject Israel's right to exist and openly admit to terrorism against the Israeli civilian population.

In September 2012, the clearing of the Migron outpost made headlines. The legal battle had lasted six years.

See also

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  1. ↑ The Roadmap Roadmap to Peace In: Israelnetz.de , April 4, 2003, accessed on May 24, 2018.
  2. ↑ Olmert admits roadmap violations , ORF , accessed on January 5, 2008
  3. ↑ Hamas is committed to the attack in Jerusalem ( memento of July 7, 2012 in the web archive archive.today )

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